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Schizophrenia is 2nd highest risk factor for dying of COVID-19, after age

People who have schizophrenia may be two to three times more likely to die from COVID-19, study suggests.…
livescience
2021-01-27 19:06

Covid-19 news: England lockdown to be extended by at least three weeks

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic…
newscientist
2021-01-27 18:50

Martian mineral, rare on Earth, found locked in Antarctic ice

The mineral likely formed from dust trapped in the ice.…
livescience
2021-01-27 18:41

Geological phenomenon widening the Atlantic Ocean

An upsurge of matter from deep beneath the Earth's crust could be pushing the continents of North and South America further apart from Europe and Africa, new research has found.…
sciencedaily
2021-01-27 18:24

Doomsday Clock stands at 100 seconds to midnight

The Doomsday Clock — a hypothetical clock that measures our nearness to utter annihilation, represented by the midnight hour — maintains last year's time.…
livescience
2021-01-27 18:20

Holocaust Survivors Get COVID-19 Vaccine On Auschwitz Liberation Day

Survivors have felt insecure during the coronavirus pandemic, according to vaccine drive organizer Erika Jakubovits. "We owe this to them."…
huffingtonpost
2021-01-27 18:17

Most high-seas shark species now threatened with extinction

Overfishing has cut oceanic shark populations by 71% over past 50 years, global survey finds…
sciencemag
2021-01-27 17:05

Antibody Spike Months After Ebola Infection Surprisingly Common

A study of people in Sierra Leone suggests that the virus can lie in hiding from the immune system before re-emerging later and sparking a new response—although researchers didn't examine…
the-scientist
2021-01-27 17:01

Upsurge of Matter From Deep Beneath the Earth’s Crust Is Pushing North and South America Further Apart From Europe and Africa

Geological Phenomenon Widening the Atlantic Ocean An upsurge of matter from deep beneath the Earth’s crust could be pushing the continents of North and South... The post Upsurge of Matter From…
SciTechDaily
2021-01-27 17:01

Sharks at unprecedented risk of extinction after 71 per cent decline

Numbers of oceanic sharks and rays have declined at an “alarming” 71 per cent over almost half a century, leading to an unprecedented increase in their risk of extinction…
newscientist
2021-01-27 17:00

Mysterious Phenomenon Could Be Making The Atlantic Ocean Grow Bigger Every Year

Imagine what it's doing to the continents!…
sciencealert
2021-01-27 17:00

Using hand gestures when we talk influences what others hear

Similar words that have different meanings depending on the syllable stressed – like OBject and obJECT – are easier for a listener to distinguish if the speaker uses hand gestures…
newscientist
2021-01-27 16:53

A Fallen Rising Star

The last works of Marzieh (Mari) Foroutan, an early-career martian geologist who was lost to us in 2020, have now been completed and published in JGR: Planets.…
eos
2021-01-27 16:51

You may need to start wearing better face masks

You might even consider wearing two masks instead of one.…
livescience
2021-01-27 16:31

Open-Source Model Created to Help Clinicians Safely Ventilate Two COVID-19 Patients With a Single Ventilator

Open-source model is shared to help medics around the world case of ventilator shortfalls. As Covid-19 continues to put pressure on healthcare providers around the... The post Open-Source Model Created to…
SciTechDaily
2021-01-27 16:17

What the Capitol Riot Data Download Shows about Social Media Vulnerabilities

A massive amount of information downloaded from Parler includes potentially incriminating material. But innocuous posts on mainstream platforms can also create vulnerabilities -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com…
sciam
2021-01-27 16:15

Massive Craters in Siberia Are Exploding Into Existence. What's Causing Them?

Climate change is a likely culprit, but scientists are still determining the reason for the frozen tundra's cavernous phenomena.…
discovermagazine
2021-01-27 16:00

Tiny Craters on Bennu Boulders Reveal Asteroid’s Age

Scientists inferred Bennu’s sojourn in the inner Solar System at 1.75 million years. Last year NASA snagged a sample from the surface of asteroid Bennu,... The post Tiny Craters on Bennu…
SciTechDaily
2021-01-27 15:58

NHS England criticised over missing ethnicity data for covid-19 jabs

NHS England is facing growing criticism from public health leaders over its failure to publish data on the ethnicity of people who have been vaccinated against covid-19…
newscientist
2021-01-27 15:38

Rock collector finds rare gemstone that looks like Cookie Monster

An agate discovered in Brazil bears a remarkable resemblance to the Sesame Street muppet Cookie Monster.…
livescience
2021-01-27 15:34

Newly discovered fossil, likely subaqueous insect

A newly discovered trace fossil of an ancient burrow has been discovered. The fossil has an important role to play in gauging how salty ancient bodies of water were, putting…
sciencedaily
2021-01-27 15:32

Efficiently Converting Light Energy Into Surface Waves on Graphene

Dotty graphene and doping: Whatever it takes for Russia’s record plasmonics to shine. Physicists from MIPT and Vladimir State University, Russia, have achieved a nearly... The post Efficiently Converting Light Energy…
SciTechDaily
2021-01-27 15:23

NASA OSIRIS-REx mission aims to depart Bennu in May

NASA has announced that its OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to depart from asteroid Bennu and head back to earth on May 10. OSIRIS-REx, which stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource…
slashgear
2021-01-27 15:11

Trouble Sleeping in New Places? It's Probably Your Brain's Fault

When you struggle to sleep in an unfamiliar setting, your brain might be trying to protect you. Researchers call this the First Night Effect.…
discovermagazine
2021-01-27 15:00

How Evolution Helps Us Understand Cancer and Control It

Cells need to cooperate to coexist in people, and when some break the rules, cancer results -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com…
sciam
2021-01-27 15:00

Genome-editing tool TALEN outperforms CRISPR-Cas9 in tightly packed DNA

Researchers used single-molecule imaging to compare the genome-editing tools CRISPR-Cas9 and TALEN. Their experiments revealed that TALEN is up to five times more efficient than CRISPR-Cas9 in parts of the…
sciencedaily
2021-01-27 14:52

Harpy eagles could be under greater threat than previously thought

New research suggests estimates of the species' current distribution are potentially overestimating range size.…
sciencedaily
2021-01-27 14:52

Ancient indigenous New Mexican community knew how to sustainably coexist with wildfire

Wildfires are the enemy when they threaten homes in California and elsewhere. But a new study suggests that people living in fire-prone places can learn to manage fire as an…
sciencedaily
2021-01-27 14:52

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